Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to develop together: PM

Riyadh: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday said that he had a very useful meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman yesterday.

Shehbaz Sharif, while holding a joint press conference with Saudi Investment Minister Engineer Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih and Advisor to the Royal Diwan in Riyadh, thanked the Saudi Crown Prince for his cooperation with Pakistan in financial matters. The process of agreements with Saudi Arabia has already started before it ends, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia will develop together.

He stated that the Future Investment Initiative is a visionary plan of the Saudi Crown Prince, which allowed him to address. ‘We will provide skilled manpower as per the need of Saudi Arabia’.

On this occasion, the Saudi investment minister said that it was an honor to host Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his delegation who had a useful meeting with Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman.

The Saudi Minister of Investment further said that Saudi Arabia is the second home for millions of Pakistanis. Shehbaz Sharif participated in the Future Investment Initiative Conference.

The Saudi minister added that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are strengthening the economic partnership. The volume of investment has increased to $2.8 billion under agreements. Five of the 27 agreements reached between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have been implemented.